On the Trail With the Harris Campaign
BOTH SIDES
Who Has Endorsed Kamala Harris—or Donald Trump? A Running List of Celebrity Endorsements
Martha Stewart and Oprah are for Harris. Luckily, Donald Trump has Hulk Hogan. Do we even need to mention Taylor Swift? Vanity Fair is keeping a running list, to be continually updated.
By Arimeta Diop
Elon Musk Insists “Joke” Noting No One Has Tried to Assassinate Biden or Harris Would Have Been Much Funnier in Context
He did not reveal the context that supposedly would have made his remark more palatable.
By Bess Levin
Spotlight on Trumpworld
Mark Robinson, Endorsed by Trump for Governor of North Carolina, Called Himself a “Black Nazi,” Endorsed Slavery, and Described Spying on Women in Public Showers in Porn Forum Comments: Report
The Republican candidate also attacked Martin Luther King Jr., calling the civil rights icon “worse than a maggot.”
By Bess Levin
Trump Says He’s Been Too “Busy” to Read Melania’s Forthcoming Memoir, in Which She Attacks the FBI, Questions the Secret Service, and Defends Her Nude Modeling Work
Maybe he'll get to it after the election.
By Bess Levin
Inside the Hive 🎧
- Inside the Hive
America Has a Problem With Political Violence—and It’s a Growing One
Extremism expert Barbara F. Walter believes guns and the internet have put the US in the Goldilocks zone for chaos and bloodshed amid the 2024 election. “The key point,” she says, is “will we be prepared for it?” - Inside the Hive
What’s Behind Donald Trump’s Right-Wing-Bro Podcast Binge
The Atlantic’s Helen Lewis and Bloomberg’s Ashley Carman discuss how the medium lets politicians get up close and personal while opening them up to risks that can come back to bite them. - Inside the Hive
Why You Can’t Separate Abortion Bans From the Patriarchy
Amanda Becker, Washington correspondent for The 19th, explains what you need to know about abortion politics in 2024: The GOP’s “extreme policies” have not changed. - Inside the Hive
The Dems Are Riding High, but Kamala Harris Faces New Hurdles
After the final night of the Democratic National Convention, Vanity Fair editor in chief Radhika Jones and contributing editor Ta-Nehisi Coates discuss the triumphs and contradictions of this new Democratic Party. - Inside the Hive
Sweet Emotion: How the Harris-Walz Ticket Wields Joy Against Donald Trump
On the latest episode of Inside the Hive, MSNBC analyst Anand Giridharadas discusses why the positivity around Harris is taking all the oxygen away from Trump’s frightening ambitions. “Fascism’s a f--king bore,” he says. “We have to show what it would feel like to be alive.” - Inside the Hive
What’s Behind Kamala Harris’s Surging Campaign and the Wave of Walzmentum
Politico’s Eugene Daniels reflects on his years covering the VP and Democratic nominee, from the challenges she faced in the Biden White House to the shift in her communication style. - Inside the Hive
How the “PayPal Mafia” Paved Trump’s Way in Silicon Valley
Veteran venture capitalist Roger McNamee unpacks why heavy hitters like Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen are saying goodbye to the Democratic Party—and how their libertarian fantasies are “misaligned” with the public’s interests.
New York Politics
Why Eric Adams Refuses to Clean House in the Mayor’s Office
As reelection looms in 2025, the New York City mayor is brushing off swirling scandals—or “distractions,” he’d say—and seems to be banking on voters not caring about ethics probes. Adams, says one political operative, “doesn’t think he needs help.”
By Chris Smith
JD Vance Wants to Decide Which Immigrants Are “Legal”
Haitians are in Springfield legally, despite what Trump’s running mate continues to falsely broadcast.
By Eric Lutz
2024 Election
How Republicans Are Waging an All-Out Assault on the Election System: “The Whole Thing Can Fall Apart”
Voting rights advocates warn that Donald Trump and his allies have drastically “scaled up” their election-denial efforts, from lawsuits to rule changes to state board takeovers. “The antidemocracy movement is constantly shape-shifting,” says one expert.
By Eric Lutz
Oops: Cat at Center of JD Vance’s Pet-Eating Claims Is Alive and Well
Vance has long known his claims about dogs and cats being eaten by Haitian migrants are not true—yet he chose to spread them anyway.
By Bess Levin
Trump-Loving Billionaire Threatens to Pull His Money From the Market If Harris Wins the Election
John Paulson has boldly claimed Trump would be better for the middle class. He did not mention the ex-president’s pledge to keep taxes low for the richest people in the country.
By Bess Levin
The Dangers of America's Fraught Political Climate
The latest suspicious mailings to election officials—which are being investigated by the FBI and US Postal Service—underscore the perilous political environment heading into the November election and the potential for political violence.
By Eric Lutz
snappy
Pharrell Williams, For One, Is Sick Of Celebrity Presidential Endorsements: “Shut Up, Nobody Asked”
He said he’s “Happy” to keep mum on his candidate of choice, and wishes other stars would too.
By Kase Wickman
A HOUSE DIVIDED
The Mellon Family Is Famed for Restraint, but MAGA Mega-Donor Tim Mellon Is Rocking the Boat
“One of the cousins said it just makes her sick.” Mellon family members vocalize their horror at their Trump-loving kin.
By James Reginato
politicians
Laura Loomer Ate Dog Food for a Company That Is Obsessed With “Masculinity” and Being “Naked”
Even your internal organs can be MAGA, Loomer proved, in promoting a company whose brands also peddle “anti-woke” coffee, bison “organ” supplements, and first aid kits.
By Keziah Weir
Vance Accuses Harris of Leading US Down “a Path to Slavery” After Warning Dems to Dial Down the Rhetoric
Do as I say, not as I do.
By Bess Levin
Hillary Clinton Shares Her True Feelings About Donald Trump, and Warns of Dangers to Come
In her new memoir, the 2016 candidate details her emotional response to a brutal personal—and collective—loss.
By Claire Howorth
JD Vance Claims Democrats Are the Ones Who Need to Tone Down the Rhetoric, Leaves Out the Part About Trump Regularly Provoking Political Violence
Remember when Trump defended his followers for shouting, “hang Mike Pence”? Vance apparently doesn’t.
By Bess Levin
Destined to Fail
Of Course Donald Trump Is Becoming a Crypto Guy
He doesn't seem to know much about it. But that didn't stop him and his failsons from going into the business with a YouTube pick-up artist and a self-described “dirtbag of the internet.”
By Eric Lutz
THE LAW
How Elizabeth Prelogar Stands Up to a Runaway Supreme Court
From Idaho beauty pageants to Harvard Law School to the chambers of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the solicitor general of the United States has stood in front of judges all her life. Yet her role as the government’s last line of defense may be her toughest yet.
By Cristian FariasPhotography by Andre D. Wagner
Q & A
Timothy Snyder Explains How Americans Might Adapt to Fascism Under Trump
In an interview with Vanity Fair, the Yale historian discusses quotidian authoritarianism, explains how Democrats can reclaim the word freedom, and critiques the “war fatigue” narrative around Ukraine. “How can we be tired?” he asks. “We’re not doing a damn thing.”
By Jon Skolnik
Trump Reportedly Has Super-Helpful Plans to Visit Springfield, Ohio, the City He and JD Vance Continue to Spread Baseless Lies About Re: Haitian Migrants Eating Pets
Vance said Sunday that he is happy to “create stories”—which have been thoroughly debunked.
By Bess Levin
2024 election
Donald Trump’s Springfield Scapegoat
Haitian immigrants in Ohio are just the latest target in Trump’s long-running ploy to convince his supporters they’re under siege.
By Molly Jong-Fast
Donald Trump Blaming Democrats for Apparent Assassination Attempt Is Part of the Problem
The former president said Monday that his opponents’ rhetoric is making American politics ripe for violence. But Democrats are simply calling out Trump and his allies’ demagoguery for what it is.
By Eric Lutz
Excerpt
Donald Trump Has Always Been Obsessed With Status—Even If He Had to Borrow It
In an excerpt from their new book Lucky Loser, Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig recount how an adolescent Trump craved undeserved praise and authority at the New York Military Academy, where he mysteriously rose through the ranks despite habitually shirking his duties. “His father was rich,” one classmate recalls, “and he was protected.”
By Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig
BREAKING NEWS
FBI Investigating “What Appears To be an Attempted Assassination” of Trump, Suspect in Custody
Secret Service agents “engaged” with a man holding a firearm in West Palm Beach, Florida, where the former president was golfing.
By Katie Herchenroeder